Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Calvin Trostle, (806) 746-6101, c-trostle@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – Many South Plains farmers had to plant an alternate crop this year after losing some of their cotton acreage to severe weather in late May and early June. Some of those producers banked on guar, a drought-tolerant annual legume introduced…
Contact: Edith A. Chenault, (979) 845-2886, e-chenault1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – For the state’s wheat producers, the trick is receiving rainfall, and the treat is completing fall planting, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. Extension agronomist Dr. Billy Warrick of San Angelo said while most Texas wheat producers have finished planting, some regions are still awaiting…
SAN ANGELO — This year’s six-county West Texas Ranchers’ Conference is set for Nov. 10 at Angelo State University’s Management, Instruction, and Research Center from 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m. Three continuing education units will be offered for those who hold a pesticide applicator’s license. The conference is being sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service offices…
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Todd Baughman, (940) 552-9941, ta-baughman@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – Wheat producers can improve their crop’s yield and grain quality potential by controlling weeds that rob crop plants of nutrients, water and light, said a Texas Agricultural Extension Service agronomist. “The best defense against weeds is to grow a vigorous,…
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Randy Boman, (806) 746-6101, r-boman@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – South Plains cotton producers have endured roller coaster weather during the 1999 growing season, but yields from limited early harvest look promising. Growers are now busy defoliating their crop for harvest. Some have already harvested fields which have reached full…
Contact: Edith Chenault, (979) 845-2886,e-chenault@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Cotton producers in the Panhandle and North Texas are holding their breath, waiting to see the impact of the freeze on Sunday, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. District extension director Jett Major said the freeze in the Panhandle and the South Plains this weekend may have…
COLLEGE STATION Programs and workshops taught by nationally-recognized equine scientists and world champions are planned as part of the Texas Equine Industry Conference on Nov. 4-7 at Texas A&M University. “If you’re interested in learning the latest in equine science, attending unique specially- targeted programs, networking with horse people and associations across Texas, visiting with…
Writer: Rod Santa Ana III, (956) 968-5581,r-santaana@tamu.edu Contacts: Dr. Erik Mirkov, (956) 968-5585,e-mirkov@tamu.edu Dr. Bob Wiedenfeld, (956) 968-5585,b-wiedenfeld@tamu.edu WESLACO – Scientists at the University of Wisconsin have been talking with scientists in South Texas about a sugarcane characteristic they’d like to see in corn. Dr. Erik Mirkov, a virologist and microbiologist at the Texas A&M…
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, (979) 845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Bill Ocumpaugh, (361) 358-6390, ocumpaug@fnbnet.net BEEVILLE – Dr. William R. Ocumpaugh was awarded the Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents’ Fellow Service Award. Ocumpaugh is professor and project leader for forage physiology and management with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in Beeville, and professor of soil…
Contact: Dr. David Marshall, (972) 952-9252 Writer: Mary M. Porter, (972) 952-9232, m-porter@tamu.edu DALLAS — Dr. David Marshall, Texas A&M small grains breeder based in Dallas, has been named to a National Science Academy committee that could make recommendations affecting U.S. trade policy. The committee is charged with investigating the potential damage to U.S. agriculture…
